Chapter 12 Flashcards
The total world population to rise from 8 billion to 10 billion by
then 21 century
Families incomes have risen worldwide in the past, especially in the world’s poorest countries
three decades
Health of children has improved, resulting in declines in mortality of children under age of
5
Access to primary education is now nearly
universal
adolescent and emerging adult in developing countries are much less likely to obtain
secondary and tertiary education than their peers in developed countries
Rise in median IQ scores in the general population is known
Flynn effect, named James Flynn
an authoritative source on the state of world’s language
Ethnologue
In the European Union, more than
90% of students learn English in school
policy proposal for the development of strong multilingual skills among American children
education focus
translating and interpreting for other
language brokering
BLANK effect is continuing in many developed countries and is also occurring in developing countries
flynn effect
IN blank counties the effect appear to have stopped or even reversed
Scandinavian
what is growing in part because of the spread of English, popular in culture and technology
multilingualism
what benefits children’s language development, family relation, and multicultural identity development
language brokering
The united nation calculated the BLANK to asses the extent to which educational attainment is equal for boys and girls
Gender Parity Index (GPI)
Women and girls re behind in involvement of
research and development
In many parts of the world, women now exceed men in enrollment in
tertiary education
women who suffer from physical violence are high among young women
ages 15-24
The use of media, such as computer promote
independence and individualistic beliefs
The blank of media appear to promote a bicultural identity, with one rooted in the local culture and one attached to the global culture
globalization
- child rearing values
-decline of traditional comingof-age
-adolescent’s desire for more independence
rise of individualism
Why are children increasingly growing up with daily contact with people of diverse cultural background
Globalization and urbanization
